cattyˈkæt i
catty (adj)
- comparative
- cattier
- superlative
- cattiest
English Definitions:
catty, cattie (adj)
any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams)
bitchy, catty, cattish (adj)
marked by or arising from malice
"a catty remark"
catty (Noun)
A (unit of) weight used in China, generally standardized as half a kilogram.
catty (Adjective)
With subtle hostility in an effort to hurt, annoy or upset.
catty (Adjective)
Resembling or characteristic of a cat.
Catty
The catty or kati, symbol 斤, is a traditional Chinese unit of mass used across East and Southeast Asia, notably for weighing food and other groceries in some wet markets, street markets, and shops. Related units include the picul, equal to 100 catties, and the tael, which is ¹⁄16 of a catty. A stone is a former unit used in Hong Kong equal to 120 catties and a gwan is 30 catties. Catty or kati is still used in South East Asia as a unit of measurement in some contexts especially by the significant Overseas Chinese populations of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore . The catty is traditionally equivalent to around 1⅓ pound avoirdupois, formalised as 604.78982 grammes in Hong Kong, 604.79 grammes in Malaysia and 604.8 grammes in Singapore. In some countries, the weight has been rounded to 600 grammes. In mainland China, the catty has been rounded to 500 grammes and is referred to as the market catty in order to distinguish it from the "metric catty", or kilogram, and it is subdivided into 10 taels rather than the usual 16.
Catty
The catty, kati or 斤, pronounced as jīn in Mandarin and gan in Cantonese, is a traditional Chinese unit of mass used across East and Southeast Asia, notably for weighing food and other groceries in some wet markets, street markets, and shops. Related units include the picul, equal to 100 catties, and the tael (also spelled tahil, in Malay/Indonesian), which is 1⁄16 of a catty. A stone is a former unit used in Hong Kong equal to 120 catties and a gwan (鈞) is 30 catties. Catty or kati is still used in Southeast Asia as a unit of measurement in some contexts especially by the significant Overseas Chinese populations across the region, particularly in Malaysia and Singapore. The catty is traditionally equivalent to around 1+1⁄3 pound avoirdupois, formalised as 604.78982 grams in Hong Kong, 604.5 grams historically in Vietnam, 604.79 grams in Malaysia and 604.8 grams in Singapore. In some countries, the weight has been rounded to 600 grams (Taiwan, Japan, Korea and Thailand). In mainland China, the catty (more commonly translated as jin within China) has been rounded to 500 grams and is referred to as the market catty (市斤 shìjīn) in order to distinguish it from the "common catty" (公斤 gōngjīn), or kilogram, and it is subdivided into 10 taels rather than the usual 16.
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